MACK WRESTLES Free Screenings Short Films

MACK WRESTLES

FREE SCREENING

Transgender wrestler Mack Beggs broke records and changed history by winning the Texas high school state title two years in a row. With college on the horizon, Beggs must grapple with what comes next.

Followed by Q&A with NBC News.

Part of MEET THE PRESS SELECTS

Erin Sanger is a writer and director whose work spans documentary and narrative films. She has screened at over fifty film festivals including SXSW and Tribeca Film Festival. She is a Wasserman Award Winner, Student Academy Award nominee and her work has been featured on National Geographic, PBS and Hulu.

Taylor Hess is a filmmaker, journalist and contributing editor for Filmmaker Magazine. She produced and directed the documentary MACK WRESTLES, which had its World Premiere at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. Taylor is currently producing a Vox Media docuseries on Netflix.

Eve Wulf
ESPN Films
Eve.S.Wulf@espn.com

Details

Country: USA

Year: 2019

Directors: Erin Sanger, Taylor Hess

Producers: Erin Sanger, Taylor Hess, Gentry Kirby

Executive Producer: Katie Barnes

Director of Photography: Erin Sanger

Editor: Noah Hutton

Music: Kafari

Cast/Featuring: Mack Beggs, Nancy Beggs

Running Time (minutes): 25 min

Language: English

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